remember your first shot, in your first comp?

[Richie13]

mine,

1st is a 145yd downhill par 3, anything more than 15yards left is OOB, too far right and your on the 18th fairway, lined with massive trees separating the 2 holes, large greenside bunker to the left, back of green slopes away fast into tall hedge trees

so i go last only remember one of my playing parters shots as he put it about 15ft from the hole, so i step up a few practice swings and thinking about the shot i want to hit, center of the green, swing easy, i step up, check alignment and swing.......

SHANKED it right, missed the trees and left it on the 18th fairway, i had a low shot back to the green tho and scored a 4


how did you fare on the first tee of your first comp, any other bad/good starts?

 

[brendy]

Dont worry about it, one of the many milestones you will forget over time

First set of consecutive shanks
First time you stub the putter and miss a 10 inch putt
First time you lose a ball down the fairway
first par 4 green driven in 1
First par 5 driven in one (with an iron)
First time you contemplate a chipper
First time you think about blogging your boring golf past time that others share but do not want to read about...
First brand new ball lost off the first
First set of older members that refuse to let you through

Any others?

 

[Richie13]

lol im bored, just delete the thread if you would prefer........

apologies for wanting to talk golf

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Nope, but I remember it was the first time I'd played off the white tees and thinking "It's a long way from back here!"

 

[GreiginFife]

I remember mine, 175yd par 3 downhill onto a walled in green. 15yds either side or behind the green and it was in the River Forth. Ah the 1st at Aberdour... memories (and a few LB's)

 

[wookie]

See my thread last month re taking 7 off the tee in my first medal - should make you feel better

 

[spawn_ukuk]

My first shot was on a Par 4 at 350 yards
Fence all down the left and half the fairway covered by trees on the right, the good player decides to go over the trees
thats what i decided to, got my 3 wood i always hit that well
Smash it into the flooor and it hit the fence about 50 yards down

well done me

 

[ScienceBoy]

I won 2 of my first 3 comps, each round I got a 7 on the first IIRC

All 3 drives were hooks into the left side bunker or rough

 

[Slicer30]

My first shot was on a Par 4 at 350 yards
Fence all down the left and half the fairway covered by trees on the right, the good player decides to go over the trees
thats what i decided to, got my 3 wood i always hit that well
Smash it into the flooor and it hit the fence about 50 yards down

well done me

Good man - made me laugh that one!

Better to go down in glory like that.

I settled for a layup to avoid a ditch at 190yds on our first, shanked it right into a hedge with 2 groups on the tee watching. Opted to play a provisional - as thats what u do in medals I hear , and topped another off the tee.

Playing partner suggested not much point looking for the second and I should play the provisional.

Took every ounce of effort not to look at the crowd as I walked back to my bag.


this was nowhere near as embarassing as shanking my tee shot off our tenth last week onto the 18th Green. I could swear there were giggles in the clubhouse when I came in after the round

 

[Richie13]

See my thread last month re taking 7 off the tee in my first medal - should make you feel better

just had a read, glad you managed to get one off in the end, thankfully the nice chap, had noticed youd dropped a ball in the carpark, and caught you at the 1st to give it you back!!